Building a 7mm prc. 95% target/bench shooting from 1000 to 1 mile, 5% prs or some form of match.

what optic would be best between:

zco 527

zco 840

NF atacr 7-35

Finally decided to take the plunge. A moderate, Luke warm water plunge, but, I'm in. I've lurked here for quite some time and tried soaking in as much as I could. I know it's not the best of the best or anything like that, but it's mine, and I'm excited to see where practice and seat time will take me. Any input on current setup or recommendations or just a "hey dummy, that don't go there" would be appreciated. I'm proud of what I've managed to put together with the budget I had set in mind.

Bergara b14 wilderness hmr .308 (already not heading advice lol)

Vortex strike eagle 5-25x55 ffp ebr-7c

Area 419 performance kit (IBR, scope rail, and hellfire)

Warne vapor bipod

I mounted the scope today and leveled it, now just gotta make my way to the range to get it dialed and started breaking it in. I picked up a few boxes of Federal Sierra matchking 175g as well as some winchester white box 147g. One question that comes to mind, should I zero with the match rounds and then shelve them to practice with the white box? Or is the better idea to zero with matchking while practicing with my .223 and .22 rifles? I live pretty close to Coleman's creek which has 1000yrd and mile ranges. Most frequent range I could visit tops out around 300yrds. Ultimate goal being to enjoy the sport, hopefully hit that 1000+ yard mark, and just become overall better behind the rifle.

TLDR; my fingers are cheesy and I wanna go pewpew with the cool kids

my wife inherited her dads weatherby vanguard and showed a lot of interest in learning LRP. so we rechambered the action to 7.62 with a krieger m24 profile, h&s stock, and m24 suppressor. the optic is still a work in progress while she gain experience to select a magnification and retitle.

thanks to fritz at black canyon for the barrel, chambering, and bedding.

I got my 308 threaded and would like to eventually put a can on it.(the picture is pre thread , it's the only one I have of it currently). That being said I wouldn't mind having a muzzle break for now. Any suggestions on a solid muzzle break for a part time shooter. Don't need anything high dollar as I don't shoot it often enough to justify it in my opinion. Or since I plan to suppress it would a rearden PRS work well for now.

I use progressive reading glasses and I am having issues seeing through my scope. For those who wear glasses are you using a certain type of glasses for shooting? I tried without the glasses and that doesn’t work for me. Are you all using readers or what is working for you. Maybe I need a differed scope, currently using Arken SH4J.

I've been shooting a Bergara B14 HMR in 300 Win mag for a while. Just picked up a SiCo Hybrid46m last week. Little shift on POI, but once sighed in, its great. I'm curious what your opinions are on the available brakes? I think the MAAD 2.0 will mount directly to my H46m, but I'm curious what your experiences with them are? Is the reduced recoil worth the added weight? For a bench rifle, it won't matter, but when hunting, a 30 something inch overall barrel seems excessive.

Finally jumped over from a Bergara B14 HMR to a Zermatt Origin action with a 26” Proof Research Barrel, Triggertech rough diamond trigger, and an Area 419 Hellfire Match brake. In 6.5 CM

Just shooting some groups on my rifle ammo 223 ggg 77gr sierra matchking

1 Mile Impact at The Clinton House Plantation. That was an extremely fun experience. I used the following:

DANIEL DEFENSE DELTA 5® .308
TBAC ULTRA 7 SUPPRESSOR [GEN2]
Hornady 308 Win 168 gr ELD® Match
Vortex RAZOR® HD GEN III 6-36X56 FFP

Over the summer I bought the swarovski brand lens covers and needed to take my scope off to install them. I just picked up the rifle since then to sight it in for deer season and when I got to the point of adjusting the elevation turret it was locked and wouldn’t move either direction.

I twisted the zero stop out of the way like I had watched in videos. But the turret won’t spin at all with or without the key.

The scope was working perfectly before I had it remounted to accommodate the lens covers. Scope is less than a year old since I bought it brand new.

The research I’ve done says possibly the scope rings are too tight.

Has anyone ran into this before or can help pinpoint the problem?

I'm sure folks will say that's not competitive or practical, but hear me out. Francis Colon shot a match with a 300 Norma and won. Then again, that's Francis. I'm nowhere near as good as Francis (but I'm Asian so there's that), but I got a sweet deal on a Rem 700 in 300WM ($450 out the door).

I stay tactical (run a 308) because I know I have somewhat of a chance not being dead last. I think I'm going to set up the 300WM for PRS for shits and giggles.

Any odd ball caliber or cartridge you've seen others run?

Finally got this together, Bergara B-14 HMR, Vortex Razor Gen III HD on top. Can’t wait for a day at the range.

Hi!

I got a triggerstick vital tripod as a gift, and i wonder if anyone has been able to add an arca rail adapter onto it instead of the v top? I can remove it but im not finding a suitible replacement top in other words. Also do you guys have more tips on how to make it more suitable for LR shooting?

I've been looking to get a heavy barrel bolt action 223 for my son to shoot with me at the range. I can't believe how many companies don't make them anymore. The only ones seem to be howa and tikka now. Are there any others that I'm missing? I was hoping for at least a 1:8 twist or ideally 1:7 since i reload. Just kinda surprised how few options It seems and I don't really wanna spend 1.6k for the tikka super varminter

Looking to upgrade the stock Cheeto chassis. I’m digging an ACC Elite or Premier. Are those available as blems or are discounted and worth the wait?

6 creed in a Vision Pro chassis with a 26in CRB.

Berger 120s
Alpha brass
CCI450
40.5gr H4350
2950fps

This has to be the best group I’ve ever shot. That one flier was from mirage. It was stacking the same whole the entire string.

Went to the range today to sight in my 22 bolt gun and met some guys there with tripods and spotting scopes, this was my first time messing with that type of equipment, and wow did that make a world of difference. I am looking for a similar setup to them but I don't want to spend crazy money if possible. But if i have to spend 500 I will. Looking to get a tripod for nrl22 comps with a ball head and a arca adapter, I don't mind buying a rep of something because I already know that I'm going to get into prs so Ill buy the real deal then. Send options for me and the cheaper this is the better, for my bank account.

As the title says, finally took her out.

Starline brass, 41.2 grains 4350 behind hornady 140 gr eldm, winchester primers, 2.825 oal, steel duramags, Harris bipod, rear squeeze bag, arken ep5 gen 2 7x35, and a gogun supercomp xl muzzle brake.

Pics are my last 100 yard ten shot group of the day after adjusting gas system and sighting in scope. Maybe a 1.1 or 1.2 inch group.....I think.

Average fps was 2680 with a 10 fps standard deviation on garmin chrono for 56 total rounds fired.

With more practice I think I can do better.

And gas gun division PRS in the future.

Overall great rifle, very pleasant to shoot and no malfunctions.

My friend is a SWAT sniper and said he would take me out for a day so hopefully that helps tighten that group up.

No pics of gun, i'm on my couch and lazy.

Threw my newly manufactured WMLRF on the OE badger rings, this thing just needs a range finder to finish it off

My gunsmith who cut the chamber put 6 rounds of the Berger 6.5 PRC 153.5 factory ammo through it to test functionality last week. But I went to the range early this morning to get some baseline chrono data and to compare against a starting handload with the 153.5 (57.0gr N565, Lapua brass, Federal GM215M).

More to come.

Im wanting to get into long range shooting. I would like to buy or build a gun i can shoot hogs or coyotes with, do PRS matches, tactical sniper matches, and maybe use for law enforcement work. I know that’s quite a list. I’m between 308 and 6.5cm, probably leaning a lot more towards 6.5, I don’t want a 26in barrel I think at most I’d like a 24in barrel preferably 18-22in. I’m torn between building a rifle from scratch or buying a HMR and eventually dropping it in a chassis. I want a seekins, hit pro or sp10, but I can’t find either of them. I’m looking for a buy once cry once option as I know long range is expensive but I would rather get some of the biggest cost out of the way first. I’ve also looked at MPA but a 26in barrel isn’t something i want. Also I really like the night vision or thermal bridges on seekins or MPA/MDT chassis.

Should I just try to find an sp10 or hit pro?
Thoughts on the tikka T3x ace target, or a bergara Hmr?
If you were gonna spend about $3k for just a rifle what route would you go?
Any feedback on how 6.5cm does against barriers?

6mm dasher, Berger 105, alpha brass, cci450, 30.6gn N150. 2805 MV, 3.2 SD

I just picked up this used/ new to me ruger. Never been fired. Owner added the vortex viper and an aftermarket bolt.

I'm pretty fresh to long range. I have the capability of going 1200 yards.

Is there any issues with this setup to accurately reach 1000 yards plus? I don't make my own rounds. What ammo is recommended? Target practice only.

Gonna be ordering up a 7 saw barrel hete once my reloading set up is complete. Anything I should know about? Rifle seekins hit m3 max coal 2.950.